Revised Webster's Bible

1 Kings 11

1Butkingוְהַמֶּ֣לֶךְve.ha.Me.lekhH4428Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֗הshe.lo.MohH8010lovedאָהַ֞ב'a.HavH157manyרַבּ֖וֹתra.BotH7227foreignנָכְרִיּ֛וֹתna.khe.ri.YotH5237womenנָשִׁ֧יםna.ShimH802, in addition to thedaughterבַּת־bat-H1323ofPharaohפַּרְעֹ֑הpar.'OhH6547, women of theMoabitesמוֹאֲבִיּ֤וֹתmo.'a.vi.YotH4125,Ammonitesעַמֳּנִיּוֹת֙'a.mo.ni.yOtH5984,Edomitesאֲדֹ֣מִיֹּ֔ת'a.Do.mi.YotH130,Zidoniansצֵדְנִיֹּ֖תtze.de.ni.YotH6722, andHittitesחִתִּיֹּֽת׃chi.ti.YotH2850;

2Of thenationsהַגּוֹיִ֗םha.go.YimH1471concerning which theLORDיְהוָה֩Yah.wehH3068saidאָֽמַר־'a.mar-H559to thechildrenבְּנֵ֨יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֜לYis.ra.'ElH3478, Ye shall not goinתָבֹ֣אוּta.Vo.'uH935to them, neither shall they comeinיָבֹ֣אוּya.Vo.'uH935to you: forsurelyאָכֵן֙'a.KhenH403they will turnawayיַטּ֣וּya.TuH5186yourheartלְבַבְכֶ֔םle.vav.KhemH3824afterאַחֲרֵ֖י'a.cha.ReiH310theirgodsאֱלֹהֵיהֶ֑ם'e.lo.hei.HemH430:Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֖הshe.lo.MohH8010heldfastדָּבַ֥קda.VakH1692to these inloveH157.

3And he hadsevenשְׁבַ֣עshe.Va'H7651hundredמֵא֔וֹתme.'otH3967wivesנָשִׁ֗יםna.ShimH802,princessesשָׂרוֹת֙sa.rOtH8282, andthreeשְׁלֹ֣שׁshe.LoshH7969hundredמֵא֑וֹתme.'otH3967concubinesוּפִֽלַגְשִׁ֖יםu.fi.lag.ShimH6370: and hiswivesנָשָׁ֖יוna.ShavH802turnedawayוַיַּטּ֥וּvai.ya.TuH5186hisheartלִבּֽוֹ׃li.BoH3820.

4For it came to pass,whenלְעֵת֙le.'EtH6256Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֔הshe.lo.MohH8010wasoldזִקְנַ֣תzik.NatH2209, that hiswivesנָשָׁיו֙na.ShavH802turnedawayהִטּ֣וּhi.TuH5186hisheartלְבָב֔וֹle.va.VoH3824afterאַחֲרֵ֖י'a.cha.ReiH310otherאֲחֵרִ֑ים'a.che.RimH312godsאֱלֹהִ֣ים'E.lo.HimH430: and hisheartלְבָב֤וֹle.va.VoH3824was notperfectשָׁלֵם֙sha.LemH8003with theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068hisGodאֱלֹהָ֔יו'e.lo.HavH430, as was theheartכִּלְבַ֖בkil.VavH3824ofDavidדָּוִ֥ידda.VidH1732hisfatherאָבִֽיו׃'a.VivH1.

5ForSolomonשְׁלֹמֹ֔הshe.lo.MohH8010wentH3212afterאַחֲרֵ֣י'a.cha.ReiH310Ashtorethעַשְׁתֹּ֔רֶת'ash.To.retH6253thegoddessאֱלֹהֵ֖י'e.lo.HeiH430of theZidoniansצִדֹנִ֑יםtzi.do.NimH6722, andafterוְאַחֲרֵ֣יve.'a.cha.ReiH310Milcomמִלְכֹּ֔םmil.KomH4445theabominationשִׁקֻּ֖ץshi.KutzH8251of theAmmonitesעַמֹּנִֽים׃'a.mo.NimH5984.

6AndSolomonשְׁלֹמֹ֛הshe.lo.MohH8010didוַיַּ֧עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213evilהָרַ֖עha.Ra'H7451in thesightבְּעֵינֵ֣יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068, and went notfullyמִלֵּ֛אmi.Le'H4390afterאַחֲרֵ֥י'a.cha.ReiH310theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068, as didDavidכְּדָוִ֥דke.da.VidH1732hisfatherאָבִֽיו׃ ס'a.VivH1.

7ThenSolomonשְׁלֹמֹ֜הshe.lo.MohH8010builtיִבְנֶ֨הyiv.NehH1129an highplaceבָּמָ֗הba.MahH1116forChemoshלִכְמוֹשׁ֙likh.mo.VoshH3645, theabominationשִׁקֻּ֣ץshi.KutzH8251ofMoabמוֹאָ֔בmo.'AvH4124, in thehillבָּהָ֕רba.HarH2022that isbeforeפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָ֑םye.ru.sha.LimH3389, and forMolechוּלְמֹ֕לֶךְu.le.Mo.lekhH4432, theabominationשִׁקֻּ֖ץshi.KutzH8251of thechildrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121ofAmmonעַמּֽוֹן׃a.MonH5983.

8And likewisedidעָשָׂ֔ה'a.SahH6213he for all hisforeignהַנָּכְרִיּ֑וֹתha.na.khe.ri.YotH5237wivesנָשָׁ֖יוna.ShavH802, who burntincenseמַקְטִיר֥וֹתmak.ti.RotH6999andsacrificedוּֽמְזַבְּח֖וֹתu.me.za.be.ChotH2076to theirgodsלֵאלֹהֵיהֶֽן׃le.lo.hei.HenH430.

9And theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068wasangryוַיִּתְאַנַּ֥ףvai.yit.'a.NafH599withSolomonבִּשְׁלֹמֹ֑הbish.lo.MohH8010, because hisheartלְבָב֗וֹle.va.VoH3824wasturnedנָטָ֣הna.TahH5186from theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478, who hadappearedהַנִּרְאָ֥הha.nir.'AhH7200to himtwiceפַּעֲמָֽיִם׃pa.'a.Ma.yimH6471,

10And hadcommandedוְצִוָּ֤הve.tzi.VahH6680him concerning thisthingהַדָּבָ֣רha.da.VarH1697, that he should notgoH3212afterאַחֲרֵ֖י'a.cha.ReiH310otherאֲחֵרִ֑ים'a.che.RimH312godsאֱלֹהִ֣ים'E.lo.HimH430: but hekeptשָׁמַ֔רsha.MarH8104not that which theLORDיְהוָֽה׃ פYah.wehH3068commandedצִוָּ֖הtzi.VahH6680.

11Therefore theLORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toSolomonלִשְׁלֹמֹ֗הlish.lo.MohH8010, Forasmuch as this is done by thee, and thou hast notkeptשָׁמַ֙רְתָּ֙sha.Mar.taH8104mycovenantבְּרִיתִ֣יbe.ri.TiH1285and mystatutesוְחֻקֹּתַ֔יve.chu.ko.TaiH2708, which I havecommandedצִוִּ֖יתִיtzi.Vi.tiH6680thee, I willsurelyקָרֹ֨עַka.Ro.a'H7167rendאֶקְרַ֤ע'ek.Ra'H7167thekingdomהַמַּמְלָכָה֙ha.mam.la.KhahH4467away from thee, and willgiveוּנְתַתִּ֖יהָu.ne.ta.Ti.haH5414it to thyservantלְעַבְדֶּֽךָ׃le.'av.De.khaH5650.

12However in thydaysבְּיָמֶ֙יךָ֙be.ya.Mei.khaH3117I will notdoאֶעֱשֶׂ֔נָּה'e.'e.Se.nahH6213it forDavidדָּוִ֣דda.VidH1732thyfather’sאָבִ֑יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1sake: but I willrendאֶקְרָעֶֽנָּה׃'ek.ra.'E.nahH7167it out of thehandמִיַּ֥דmi.YadH3027of thysonבִּנְךָ֖bin.KhaH1121.

13Yetרַ֤קrakH7535I will not rendawayאֶקְרָ֔ע'ek.Ra'H7167all thekingdomהַמַּמְלָכָה֙ha.mam.la.KhahH4467; but willgiveאֶתֵּ֣ן'e.TenH5414oneאֶחָ֖ד'e.ChadH259tribeשֵׁ֥בֶטShe.vetH7626to thysonלִבְנֶ֑ךָliv.Ne.khaH1121forDavidדָּוִ֣דda.VidH1732myservant’sעַבְדִּ֔י'av.DiH5650sake, and forJerusalem’sיְרוּשָׁלִַ֖םye.ru.sha.LimH3389sake which I havechosenבָּחָֽרְתִּי׃ba.Cha.re.tiH977.

14And theLORDיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068stirredupוַיָּ֨קֶםvai.Ya.kemH6965anadversaryשָׂטָן֙sa.TanH7854toSolomonלִשְׁלֹמֹ֔הlish.lo.MohH8010,Hadadהֲדַ֣דha.DadH1908theEdomiteהָאֲדֹמִ֑יha.'a.do.MiH130: he was of theking’sהַמֶּ֛לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428seedמִזֶּ֧רַעmi.Ze.ra'H2233inEdomבֶּאֱדֽוֹם׃be.'e.DomH123.

15For it came to pass, whenDavidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732was inEdomאֱד֔וֹם'e.DomH123, andJoabיוֹאָב֙yo.'AvH3097thecaptainשַׂ֣רsarH8269of thehostהַצָּבָ֔אha.tza.Va'H6635had goneupבַּעֲל֗וֹתba.'a.LotH5927toburyלְקַבֵּ֖רle.ka.BerH6912theslainהַחֲלָלִ֑יםha.cha.la.LimH2491, after he hadsmittenוַיַּ֥ךְvai.YakhH5221everymaleזָכָ֖רza.KharH2145inEdomבֶּאֱדֽוֹם׃be.'e.DomH123;

16(Forsixשֵׁ֧שֶׁתShe.shetH8337monthsחֳדָשִׁ֛יםcho.da.ShimH2320didJoabיוֹאָ֖בyo.'AvH3097remainיָֽשַׁב־ya.shav-H3427there with allIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478, until he had cutoffהִכְרִ֥יתhikh.RitH3772everymaleזָכָ֖רza.KharH2145inEdomבֶּאֱדֽוֹם׃be.'e.DomH123:)

17ThatHadadאֲדַ֡ד'a.DadH111fledוַיִּבְרַ֣חvai.yiv.RachH1272, he andcertainוַאֲנָשִׁ֨יםva.'a.na.ShimH582Edomitesאֲדֹמִיִּ֜ים'a.do.mi.YimH130of hisfather’sאָבִ֛יו'a.VivH1servantsמֵעַבְדֵ֥יme.'av.DeiH5650with him, togoלָב֣וֹאla.Vo'H935intoEgyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714;Hadadוַהֲדַ֖דva.ha.DadH1908being yet alittleקָטָֽן׃ka.TanH6996childנַ֥עַרNa.'arH5288.

18And theyaroseוַיָּקֻ֙מוּ֙vai.ya.Ku.muH6965out ofMidianמִמִּדְיָ֔ןmi.mid.YanH4080, andcameוַיָּבֹ֖אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935toParanפָּארָ֑ןpa.RanH6290: and theytookוַיִּקְחוּ֩vai.yik.ChuH3947menאֲנָשִׁ֨ים'a.na.ShimH582with them fromParanמִפָּארָ֗ןmi.pa.RanH6290, and theycameוַיָּבֹ֤אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935toEgyptמִצְרַ֙יִם֙mitz.Ra.yimH4714, toPharaohפַּרְעֹ֣הpar.'OhH6547kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofEgyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714; whogaveוַיִּתֶּן־vai.yi.ten-H5414him anhouseבַ֗יִתVa.yitH1004, andappointedאָ֣מַר'A.marH559himfoodוְלֶ֙חֶם֙ve.Le.chemH3899, andgaveנָ֥תַןNa.tanH5414himlandוְאֶ֖רֶץve.'E.retzH776.

19AndHadadהֲדַ֥דha.DadH1908foundוַיִּמְצָא֙vai.yim.Tza'H4672greatמְאֹ֑דme.'OdH3966favourחֵ֛ןchenH2580in thesightבְּעֵינֵ֥יbe.'ei.NeiH5869ofPharaohפַרְעֹ֖הfar.'OhH6547, so that hegaveוַיִּתֶּן־vai.yi.ten-H5414him for awifeאִשָּׁה֙'i.ShahH802thesisterאֲח֣וֹת'a.ChotH269of his ownwifeאִשְׁתּ֔וֹ'ish.ToH802, thesisterאֲח֖וֹת'a.ChotH269ofTahpenesתַּחְפְּנֵ֥יסtach.pe.NeisH8472thequeenהַגְּבִירָֽה׃ha.ge.vi.RahH1377.

20And thesisterאֲח֣וֹת'a.ChotH269ofTahpenesתַּחְפְּנֵ֗יסtach.pe.NeisH8472boreוַתֵּ֨לֶדva.Te.ledH3205himGenubathגְּנֻבַ֣תge.nu.VatH1592hissonבְּנ֔וֹbe.NoH1121, whomTahpenesתַחְפְּנֵ֔סtach.pe.NesH8472weanedוַתִּגְמְלֵ֣הוּva.tig.me.Le.huH1580inבְּת֖וֹךְbe.TokhH8432Pharaoh’sפַּרְעֹ֑הpar.'OhH6547houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004: andGenubathגְנֻבַת֙ge.nu.VatH1592was inPharaoh’sפַּרְעֹ֔הpar.'OhH6547householdבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004amongבְּת֖וֹךְbe.TokhH8432thesonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121ofPharaohפַרְעֹֽה׃far.'OhH6547.

21And whenHadadוַהֲדַ֞דva.ha.DadH1908heardשָׁמַ֣עsha.Ma'H8085inEgyptבְּמִצְרַ֗יִםbe.mitz.Ra.yimH4714thatDavidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732sleptשָׁכַ֤בsha.KhavH7901with hisfathersאֲבֹתָ֔יו'a.vo.TavH1, and thatJoabיוֹאָ֣בyo.'AvH3097thecaptainשַֽׂר־sar-H8269of thehostהַצָּבָ֑אha.tza.Va'H6635wasdeadמֵ֖תmetH4191,Hadadהֲדַד֙ha.DadH1908saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toPharaohפַּרְעֹ֔הpar.'OhH6547, Let medepartשַׁלְּחֵ֖נִיsha.le.Che.niH7971, that I maygoH3212to my owncountryאַרְצִֽי׃'ar.TziH776.

22ThenPharaohפַרְעֹ֗הfar.'OhH6547saidוַיֹּ֧אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, But what hast thoulackedחָסֵר֙cha.SerH2638with me, that, behold, thouseekestמְבַקֵּ֖שׁme.va.KeshH1245togoH3212to thy owncountryאַרְצֶ֑ךָ'ar.Tze.khaH776? And heansweredוַיֹּ֣אמֶר׀vai.Yo.merH559, Nothing:onlyשַׁלֵּ֖חַsha.Le.achH7971let megoתְּשַׁלְּחֵֽנִי׃te.sha.le.Che.niH7971.

23AndGodאֱלֹהִ֥ים'E.lo.HimH430stirred himupוַיָּ֨קֶםvai.Ya.kemH6965anotheradversaryשָׂטָ֔ןsa.TanH7854,Rezonרְז֖וֹןre.ZonH7331thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofEliadahאֶלְיָדָ֑ע'el.ya.Da'H450, whofledבָּרַ֗חba.RachH1272from hislordאֲדֹנָֽיו׃'a.do.NavH113Hadadezerהֲדַדְעֶ֥זֶרha.dad.'E.zerH1909kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofZobahצוֹבָ֖הtzo.VahH6678:

24And hegatheredוַיִּקְבֹּ֤ץvai.yik.BotzH6908menאֲנָשִׁ֔ים'a.na.ShimH582to him, and becamecaptainשַׂר־sar-H8269over abandגְּד֔וּדge.DudH1416, whenDavidדָּוִ֖דda.VidH1732slewבַּהֲרֹ֥גba.ha.RogH2026them of Zobah : and theywentH3212toDamascusדַמֶּ֙שֶׂק֙da.Me.sekH1834, anddweltוַיֵּ֣שְׁבוּvai.Ye.she.vuH3427in it, andreignedוַֽיִּמְלְכ֖וּvai.yim.le.KhuH4427inDamascusבְּדַמָּֽשֶׂק׃be.da.Ma.sekH1834.

25And he was anadversaryשָׂטָ֤ןsa.TanH7854toIsraelלְיִשְׂרָאֵל֙le.Yis.ra.'ElH3478all thedaysיְמֵ֣יye.MeiH3117ofSolomonשְׁלֹמֹ֔הshe.lo.MohH8010, besides themischiefהָרָעָ֖הha.ra.'AhH7451thatHadadהֲדָ֑דha.DadH1908did : and heabhorredוַיָּ֙קָץ֙vai.Ya.kotzH6973Israelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478, andreignedוַיִּמְלֹ֖ךְvai.yim.LokhH4427overSyriaאֲרָֽם׃ פ'a.RamH758.

26AndJeroboamוְיָרָבְעָם֩ve.ya.ra.ve.'AmH3379thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofNebatנְבָ֨טne.VatH5028, anEphrathiteאֶפְרָתִ֜י'ef.ra.TiH673ofZeredaהַצְּרֵדָ֗הha.tze.re.DahH6868,Solomon’sלִשְׁלֹמֹ֑הlish.lo.MohH8010servantעֶ֖בֶד'E.vedH5650, whosemother’sאִמּוֹ֙'i.MoH517nameוְשֵׁ֤םve.ShemH8034wasZeruahצְרוּעָה֙tze.ru.'AhH6871, awidowאַלְמָנָ֔ה'al.ma.NahH490womanאִשָּׁ֣ה'i.ShahH802, even heraisedוַיָּ֥רֶםvai.Ya.remH7311hishandיָ֖דyadH3027against thekingבַּמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ba.Me.lekhH4428.

27And this was thecauseהַדָּבָ֔רha.da.VarH1697why heraisedהֵרִ֥יםhe.RimH7311hishandיָ֖דyadH3027against thekingבַּמֶּ֑לֶךְba.Me.lekhH4428:Solomonשְׁלֹמֹה֙she.lo.MohH8010builtבָּנָ֣הba.NahH1129Milloהַמִּלּ֔וֹאha.mi.Lo'H4407, andrepairedסָגַ֕רsa.GarH5462thebreachesפֶּ֕רֶץPe.retzH6556of thecityעִ֖יר'irH5892ofDavidדָּוִ֥דda.VidH1732hisfatherאָבִֽיו׃'a.VivH1.

28And themanוְהָאִ֥ישׁve.ha.'IshH376Jeroboamיָרָבְעָ֖םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379was a mightymanגִּבּ֣וֹרgi.BorH1368ofvalourחָ֑יִלCha.yilH2428: andSolomonשְׁלֹמֹ֜הshe.lo.MohH8010seeingוַיַּ֨רְאvai.Yar'H7200the youngmanהַנַּ֗עַרha.Na.'arH5288that he wasindustriousעֹשֵׂ֤ה מְלָאכָה֙'o.Seh me.la.KhahH6213 H4399, he made himrulerוַיַּפְקֵ֣דvai.yaf.KedH6485over all thechargeסֵ֖בֶלSe.velH5447of thehouseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004ofJosephיוֹסֵֽף׃ סyo.SefH3130.

29And it came to pass at thattimeבָּעֵ֣תba.'EtH6256whenJeroboamוְיָֽרָבְעָ֖םve.ya.ra.ve.'AmH3379wentoutיָצָ֣אya.Tza'H3318ofJerusalemמִירוּשָׁלִָ֑םmi.ru.sha.LimH3389, that theprophetהַנָּבִ֜יאha.na.Vi'H5030Ahijahאֲחִיָּה֩'a.chi.YahH281theShiloniteהַשִּׁילֹנִ֨יha.shi.lo.NiH7888foundוַיִּמְצָ֣אvai.yim.Tza'H4672him in thewayבַּדֶּ֗רֶךְba.De.rekhH1870; and he hadcladמִתְכַּסֶּה֙mit.ka.SehH3680himself with anewחֲדָשָׁ֔הcha.da.ShahH2319garmentבְּשַׂלְמָ֣הbe.sal.MahH8008; and theytwoוּשְׁנֵיהֶ֥םu.she.nei.HemH8147were alone in thefieldבַּשָּׂדֶֽה׃ba.sa.DehH7704:

30AndAhijahאֲחִיָּ֔ה'a.chi.YahH281caughtוַיִּתְפֹּ֣שׂvai.yit.PosH8610thenewהַחֲדָשָׁ֖הha.cha.da.ShahH2319garmentבַּשַּׂלְמָ֥הba.sal.MahH8008that was on him, andtoreוַיִּ֨קְרָעֶ֔הָvai.Yik.ra.'E.haH7167it intwelveשְׁנֵ֥ים עָשָׂ֖רshe.Neim 'a.SarH8147 H6240piecesקְרָעִֽים׃ke.ra.'ImH7168:

31And hesaidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559toJeroboamלְיָֽרָבְעָ֔םle.ya.ra.ve.'AmH3379,Takeקַח־kach-H3947theetenעֲשָׂרָ֣ה'a.sa.RahH6235piecesקְרָעִ֑יםke.ra.'ImH7168: for thussaithאָמַ֨ר'a.MarH559theLORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068, theGodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478, Behold, I willrendקֹרֵ֤עַko.Re.a'H7167thekingdomהַמַּמְלָכָה֙ha.mam.la.KhahH4467from thehandמִיַּ֣דmi.YadH3027ofSolomonשְׁלֹמֹ֔הshe.lo.MohH8010, and willgiveוְנָתַתִּ֣יve.na.ta.TiH5414tenעֲשָׂרָ֥ה'a.sa.RahH6235tribesהַשְּׁבָטִֽים׃ha.she.va.TimH7626to thee:

32(But he shall haveoneהָאֶחָ֖דha.'e.ChadH259tribeוְהַשֵּׁ֥בֶטve.ha.She.vetH7626for myservantעַבְדִּ֣י'av.DiH5650David’sדָוִ֗דda.VidH1732sake, and forJerusalem’sיְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םye.Ru.sha.LimH3389sake, thecityהָעִיר֙ha.'IrH5892which I havechosenבָּחַ֣רְתִּיba.Char.tiH977out of all thetribesשִׁבְטֵ֥יshiv.TeiH7626ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478:)

33Because they haveforsakenעֲזָב֗וּנִי'a.za.Vu.niH5800me, and haveworshippedוַיִּֽשְׁתַּחֲווּ֮vai.yish.ta.cha.VuH7812Ashtorethלְעַשְׁתֹּרֶת֮le.'ash.to.RetH6253thegoddessאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of theZidoniansצִֽדֹנִין֒tzi.do.NinH6722,Chemoshלִכְמוֹשׁ֙likh.mo.VoshH3645thegodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of theMoabitesמוֹאָ֔בmo.'AvH4124, andMilcomוּלְמִלְכֹּ֖םu.le.mil.KomH4445thegodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of thechildrenבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121ofAmmonעַמּ֑וֹןa.MonH5983, and have notwalkedהָלְכ֣וּha.le.KhuH1980in mywaysבִדְרָכַ֗יvid.ra.KhaiH1870, todoלַעֲשׂ֨וֹתla.'a.SotH6213that which isrightהַיָּשָׁ֧רhai.ya.SharH3477in myeyesבְּעֵינַ֛יbe.'ei.NaiH5869, and to keep mystatutesוְחֻקֹּתַ֥יve.chu.ko.TaiH2708and myjudgmentsוּמִשְׁפָּטַ֖יu.mish.pa.TaiH4941, as didDavidכְּדָוִ֥דke.da.VidH1732hisfatherאָבִֽיו׃'a.VivH1.

34Yet I will nottakeאֶקַּ֥ח'e.KachH3947the wholekingdomהַמַּמְלָכָ֖הha.mam.la.KhahH4467out of hishandמִיָּד֑וֹmi.ya.DoH3027: but I willmakeאֲשִׁתֶ֗נּוּ'a.shi.Te.nuH7896himprinceנָשִׂ֣יאna.Si'H5387all thedaysיְמֵ֣יye.MeiH3117of hislifeחַיָּ֔יוchai.YavH2416forDavidדָּוִ֤דda.VidH1732myservant’sעַבְדִּי֙'av.DiH5650sake, whom Ichoseבָּחַ֣רְתִּיba.Char.tiH977, because hekeptשָׁמַ֖רsha.MarH8104mycommandmentsמִצְוֹתַ֥יmitz.vo.TaiH4687and mystatutesוְחֻקֹּתָֽי׃ve.chu.ko.TaiH2708:

35But I willtakeוְלָקַחְתִּ֥יve.la.kach.TiH3947thekingdomהַמְּלוּכָ֖הha.me.lu.KhahH4410out of hisson’sבְּנ֑וֹbe.NoH1121handמִיַּ֣דmi.YadH3027, and willgiveוּנְתַתִּ֣יהָu.ne.ta.Ti.haH5414it to thee, eventenעֲשֶׂ֥רֶת'a.Se.retH6235tribesהַשְּׁבָטִֽים׃ha.she.va.TimH7626.

36And to hissonוְלִבְנ֖וֹve.liv.NoH1121will Igiveאֶתֵּ֣ן'e.TenH5414oneאֶחָ֑ד'e.ChadH259tribeשֵֽׁבֶט־she.vet-H7626, thatDavidלְדָֽוִיד־le.da.vid-H1732myservantעַ֠בְדִּי'Av.diH5650may have alightנִ֣ירnirH5216alwaysהַיָּמִ֤ים׀hai.ya.MimH3117beforeלְפָנַי֙le.fa.NaiH6440me inJerusalemבִּיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םbi.Ru.sha.LimH3389, thecityהָעִיר֙ha.'IrH5892which I havechosenבָּחַ֣רְתִּיba.Char.tiH977for me toputלָשׂ֥וּםla.SumH7760mynameשְׁמִ֖יshe.MiH8034there.

37And I willtakeאֶקַּ֔ח'e.KachH3947thee, and thou shaltreignוּמָ֣לַכְתָּ֔u.Ma.lakh.taH4427according to all that thysoulנַפְשֶׁ֑ךָnaf.She.khaH5315desirethתְּאַוֶּ֖הte.'a.VehH183, and shalt bekingמֶּ֖לֶךְMe.lekhH4428overIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

38And it shall be, if thou wilthearkenתִּשְׁמַע֮tish.Ma'H8085to all that Icommandאֲצַוֶּךָ֒'a.tza.ve.KhaH6680thee, and wiltwalkוְהָלַכְתָּ֣ve.ha.lakh.TaH1980in mywaysבִדְרָכַ֗יvid.ra.KhaiH1870, anddoוְעָשִׂ֨יתָve.'a.Si.taH6213rightהַיָּשָׁ֤רhai.ya.SharH3477in mysightבְּעֵינַי֙be.'ei.NaiH5869, tokeepלִשְׁמ֤וֹרlish.MorH8104mystatutesחֻקּוֹתַי֙chu.ko.TaiH2708and mycommandmentsוּמִצְוֹתַ֔יu.mitz.vo.TaiH4687, asDavidדָּוִ֣דda.VidH1732myservantעַבְדִּ֑י'av.DiH5650didעָשָׂ֖ה'a.SahH6213; that I will be with thee, andbuildוּבָנִ֨יתִיu.va.Ni.tiH1129thee asureנֶאֱמָן֙ne.'e.ManH539houseבַֽיִת־va.yit-H1004, as Ibuiltבָּנִ֣יתִיba.Ni.tiH1129forDavidלְדָוִ֔דle.da.VidH1732, and willgiveוְנָתַתִּ֥יve.na.ta.TiH5414Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478to thee.

39And I will for thisafflictוַֽאעַנֶּ֛הva.'a.NehH6031theseedזֶ֥רַעZe.ra'H2233ofDavidדָּוִ֖דda.VidH1732, but not foreverהַיָּמִֽים׃ סhai.ya.MimH3117.

40Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֖הshe.lo.MohH8010soughtוַיְבַקֵּ֥שׁvay.va.KeshH1245therefore tokillלְהָמִ֣יתle.ha.MitH4191Jeroboamיָרָבְעָ֑םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379. AndJeroboamיָרָבְעָ֗םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379aroseוַיָּ֣קָםvai.Ya.komH6965, andfledוַיִּבְרַ֤חvai.yiv.RachH1272intoEgyptמִצְרַ֙יִם֙mitz.Ra.yimH4714, toShishakשִׁישַׁ֣קshi.ShakH7895kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofEgyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714, and was inEgyptבְמִצְרַ֖יִםve.mitz.Ra.yimH4714until thedeathמ֥וֹתMotH4194ofSolomonשְׁלֹמֹֽה׃she.lo.MohH8010.

41And therestוְיֶ֨תֶרve.Ye.terH3499of theactsדִּבְרֵ֧יdiv.ReiH1697ofSolomonשְׁלֹמֹ֛הshe.lo.MohH8010, and all that hedidעָשָׂ֖ה'a.SahH6213, and hiswisdomוְחָכְמָת֑וֹve.cha.khe.ma.ToH2451, are they notwrittenכְּתֻבִ֔יםke.tu.VimH3789in thebookסֵ֖פֶרSe.ferH5612of theactsדִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.ReiH1697ofSolomonשְׁלֹמֹֽה׃she.lo.MohH8010?

42And thetimeוְהַיָּמִ֗יםve.hai.ya.MimH3117thatSolomonשְׁלֹמֹ֤הshe.lo.MohH8010reignedמָלַ֨ךְma.LakhH4427inJerusalemבִירוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙vi.ru.sha.LimH3389over allIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478wasfortyאַרְבָּעִ֖ים'ar.ba.'ImH705yearsשָׁנָֽה׃sha.NahH8141.

43AndSolomonשְׁלֹמֹה֙she.lo.MohH8010sleptוַיִּשְׁכַּ֤בvai.yish.KavH7901with hisfathersאֲבֹתָ֔יו'a.vo.TavH1, and wasburiedוַיִּ֨קָּבֵ֔רvai.Yi.ka.VerH6912in thecityבְּעִ֖ירbe.'IrH5892ofDavidדָּוִ֣דda.VidH1732hisfatherאָבִ֑יו'a.VivH1: andRehoboamרְחַבְעָ֥םre.chav.'AmH7346hissonבְּנ֖וֹbe.NoH1121reignedוַיִּמְלֹ֛ךְvai.yim.LokhH4427in his stead.

Commentaries on 1 Kings 11

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